The following navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. Left and right arrows move through main tier links and expand / close menus in sub tiers. Up and Down arrows will open main tier menus and toggle through sub tier links. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items.

The following navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. Left and right arrows move through main tier links and expand / close menus in sub tiers. Up and Down arrows will open main tier menus and toggle through sub tier links. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items.

Small Business Contract Opportunities

The CTA Small Business pilot program is designed to give certified small businesses an opportunity to bid as primes on CTA contracts. Under the pilot program, selected contracts below $3,000,000 in value will be set aside for small businesses to bid on as prime contractors.

The following requirements must be met to be eligible to participate in the CTA Small Business Program:

The company must meet the size standards for small businesses as revised by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the industry in which it works.

The company must be certified as a small business by the IL UCP. Self-certification is not permitted.

For more information on the pilot program as well as list of agencies for which CTA accepts small business certifications, please visit our Small Business Page.

Please note that each solicitation available for download will include all forms required to submit a complete bid to the CTA, including special conditions regarding the Small Business Program.

In addition, all contracting opportunities for the Chicago Transit Authority are advertised in the classified section of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper.

E-mail notification

CTA notifies registered vendors of new publicly advertised contracting opportunities through e-mail notifications. The e-mail will be sent to CTA registered vendors by commodity. For vendor registration and other information, visit the CTA Vendor Registration and DBE Certification website.

All vendors are encouraged to update their business contact information including their e-mail address and list of commodities as all notifications will be sent via e-mail.